Qiao's Noodles

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 inches knob fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 -3 inches knob of sichuan preserved vegetables, rinsed and thinly sliced
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chili paste
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 egg
• 3 ounces dried wide chinese wheat noodles
• toasted sesame oil (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a wok over high heat. add ginger, garlic, and preserved vegetable and stir for a minute or so until ginger and garlic start to change color.
• 2 add chili paste and tomatoes and stir-fry for a minute or so.
• 3 add soy sauce then lower the heat and stirfry until the tomatoes release their juices.
• 4 cook noodles in boiling salted water and stir to separate. and cook until done (about 3 minutes for fresh, 5 minutes for dried) ; drain.
• 5 break an egg on top of tomato stirfry, tilting the pan to distribute the over the surface of the tomatoes. when the egg cooks, gently fold it into the stirfry.
• 6 place noodles in a bowl and pour sauce over, adding a sesame oil drizzle over the top.
• 7 toss gently and serve.